-- peggy, dorothy christy. now the focus turns to a new generation of teens. >> she hung on to that landing. >> 17-year-old rachael flat, a high school senior from colorado springs, placed first in the u.s. figure skating championship. >> competition in. competition out. stays focused. >> a 16-year-old from southern california placed second, a surprise but not so much for the winning coach determined to toughen her up. >> no tears. >> remember the no cry rule. >> in rachael you have a great athlete. in mariah you have an artist. >> and undeniably underdogs, but underdogs have captured the gold before. sarah hughes did in 2002. >> in the olympics anything, and i mean anything, is possible. >> in vancouver, it will be up to these american teenagers, now the nation's best hope on ice. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> and you can catch the vancouver winter olympics here on wbal-tv starting february 12. you can also follow each day's competition on our website, wbaltv.com. just click on sports. it is 5:27. coming up in our next half-hour of 11 news today -- >> baltimore city police make thre
